How many Cars have you owned?

[RALPHIE]

How many Cars have you owned? What were they, and do you remember them all?

For years, I've thought about starting his thread...and finally have the guts to do so...

I know I'm on the bottom of the list (for when I like a car, I keep it and drive it) -

I'll start it out -

1) 1930 Chevrolet, 4-door Sedan, 1958-1962
2) 1955 Austin-Healey 100, 1959-1962
3) 1963 Austin-Healey 3000 MKIII, 1963-1966 (hated it - never should have sold the '55 100, or the '30 Chevrolet for that matter)
4) 1966 Ford Mustang 2+2, 1966-Present (currently 227K miles)
5) 1979 Chevrolet LUV 4X4 Truck, 1979-2004 (Wore it out 'til there was a hole in the floorboard; took it to the landfill after 244K miles)
6) 1989 GMC K3500 4X4 Truck. 1989-Present (currently 340K miles)
7) 2005 Ford GT, 2005-Present (currently 76K miles)

and,

8) 1972 Honda CL-350 Scrambler Motorcycle, 1972-Present

That's it, for me...

 

[Copenhagen GT]

A while back I sat down with some friends and we did a total count and list of the cars I had owned. We did it only on the US cars - as that was what was in question at the time - and I have have ever since continued updating that list :wink:facepalm:

Just a short background ..... My US car "enthusiasm" was sparked at age 10 when my family did a 6 months roadtrip across 23 states back in 1975-76. The fire became "un controllable" when I was lucky to do a year in Dallas High School as a Rotary Exchange student back in 83-84 and all hell broke loose when I started to make enough to buy my very first US car .... a show condition - street machine style 66 Mustang convertible back in 1989 .... :biggrin:facepalm:

The list as of today counts a total of 109 US cars! :eek

Everything from a Ford GT, 66+67+69 Shelby GT350s, 70 Challenger T/A, 93 GMC Typhoon, 98 Saleen S351 speedster, 66 427 Corvette roadster to 61 Fairlane 4 door and 1946 Chevy COE truck are on the list. And then of course more Mustangs than you can count - both street and race cars .

Some statistics: 55 of these 109 cars I have personally imported from the US. 67% of all my cars have been Fords :wink:thumbsup

But I am in therapy now - and doing much better :facepalm::biggrin:rofl

:cheers
Anders

 

[roketman]

Anders,
You have car issues! LOL
Me too!

A while back I sat down with some friends and we did a total count and list of the cars I had owned. We did it only on the US cars - as that was what was in question at the time - and I have have ever since continued updating that list :wink:facepalm:

Just a short background ..... My US car "enthusiasm" was sparked at age 10 when my family did a 6 months roadtrip across 23 states back in 1975-76. The fire became "un controllable" when I was lucky to do a year in Dallas High School as a Rotary Exchange student back in 83-84 and all hell broke loose when I started to make enough to buy my very first US car .... a show condition - street machine style 66 Mustang convertible back in 1989 .... :biggrin:facepalm:

The list as of today counts a total of 109 US cars! :eek

Everything from a Ford GT, 66+67+69 Shelby GT350s, 70 Challenger T/A, 93 GMC Typhoon, 98 Saleen S351 speedster, 66 427 Corvette roadster to 61 Fairlane 4 door and 1946 Chevy COE truck are on the list. And then of course more Mustangs than you can count - both street and race cars .

Some statistics: 55 of these 109 cars I have personally imported from the US. 67% of all my cars have been Fords :wink:thumbsup

But I am in therapy now - and doing much better :facepalm::biggrin:rofl

:cheers
Anders

 

[Cobrar]

A while back I sat down with some friends and we did a total count and list of the cars I had owned. We did it only on the US cars - as that was what was in question at the time - and I have have ever since continued updating that list :wink:facepalm:

Just a short background ..... My US car "enthusiasm" was sparked at age 10 when my family did a 6 months roadtrip across 23 states back in 1975-76. The fire became "un controllable" when I was lucky to do a year in Dallas High School as a Rotary Exchange student back in 83-84 and all hell broke loose when I started to make enough to buy my very first US car .... a show condition - street machine style 66 Mustang convertible back in 1989 .... :biggrin:facepalm:

The list as of today counts a total of 109 US cars! :eek

Everything from a Ford GT, 66+67+69 Shelby GT350s, 70 Challenger T/A, 93 GMC Typhoon, 98 Saleen S351 speedster, 66 427 Corvette roadster to 61 Fairlane 4 door and 1946 Chevy COE truck are on the list. And then of course more Mustangs than you can count - both street and race cars .

Some statistics: 55 of these 109 cars I have personally imported from the US. 67% of all my cars have been Fords :wink:thumbsup

But I am in therapy now - and doing much better :facepalm::biggrin:rofl

:cheers
Anders

Re: some statistics of your fleet -

1) What is the average holding period for a car?
2) What is your GDP -or - does Denmark just think you are a dealer? :biggrin:cheers:cheers

 

[djs]

Too many!
The good ones?
1969 Camaro SS 350
1973 Pantera
1988 BMW M5
1989 Taurus SHO
1992 Taurus SHO
1994 Mercedes Benz E500
1999 SVT Contour (a great little car)
2002 BMW M5
2006 BMW M3 Competition Package
2006 Ford GT
2006 Porsche Cayenne S
2008 Mercedes E63 Wagon
& lots of run-of-the-mill every day cars (but not a single mini van!!!)

 

[GTdrummer]

Since marriage (remarkably just one wife)

92 Viper
95 Viper
00 Viper
01 Viper
05 Viper
06 Viper
06 Viper
09 Viper
10 Viper
10 Viper
00 Vette
05 Vette
14 Vette
93 STS
05 XLR
06 XLR--V
09 Escalade
09 CTS-V
06 M5
14 M6 Gran Coupe
11 458
13 MP4--12C
15 650
05 GT
06 GT
06 GT (Heritage)
12 Jeep GC
14 Jeep GC

Misc--2 Accords, 5 Camrys, Pilot, 4 Odyesseys (emasculating) , Trooper, Rodeo and other family cars. This is what I can remember.

This is what happens when you grow up without a car.

 

[mmlcobra]

1955 Chevy Shoebox
1966 Superformance Cobra
1969 Mach 1 Mustang
1969 Camaro
1971 Pantera
1977 Firebird TA
1993 GMC Typhoon
1996 Camaro SS
1997 Viper GTS
2000 Tahoe 2 door
2005 Suburban
2005 Ford GT
2005 Viper Truck
2005 Hummer H2 SUT
2009 Porsche Cayman S
2010 Vette GS
and numerous bang around drivers.
Best,
Mark

 

[Vince H]

'75 Ford T-Bird
'81 Hatchback Toyota Corolla
'93 Toyota 4-Runner
'95 Toyota 4-Runner (Which was rolled FIVE TIMES by my wife Susan on the 215 fwy and she walked away with only a scratch! Thank the good Lord!)
'95 Ford Explorer
'01 Lincoln Navigator
'01 Ford F-150
2006 FORD GT!!!!
'08 Mercedes GL450
'12 Ford F-150

and several other F150's, 250's and 350's but those are crew trucks for my company. Only one crown jewel and I'm happy with that.

Vince H

 

[RPM217]

65 Mustang 289 hi-perf 4 spd
69 Buick Skylark 4 dr, 2 spd auto
75 Mustang II Ghia V6 4 spd
79 RX7
82 Supra
85Maxima SE
88 Legend LS Coupe, manual, Kaminare kit
92 SC 300 manual
97 BMW 328IC manual
2000 C5 convertible 6 spd
2002 NSX
2005 Ford GT
2005 Ford GT (RIP to first one)
2005 Lexus RX350
2011 C300 4Matic
Lots of wife's cars along the way

 

[roketman]

Tim Cantwell can blow us all away with his current collection! 40 + cars

 

[ChipBeck]

Ralphie,

As an automobile dealer for 20 years my total would probably be in excess of 30,000 cars that I've owned. Cars and trucks that I've personally driven to work and used for a few weeks or months would still be several hundred. I currently have 8 motorcycles, 8 cars, one boat, and one airplane in my stable. I have cut down to one woman however.

Chip

 

[Copenhagen GT]

Re: some statistics of your fleet -

1) What is the average holding period for a car?
2) What is your GDP -or - does Denmark just think you are a dealer? :biggrin:cheers:cheers

Must admit that many cars were just bought just for the thrill of collecting. I very rarely have a driver for more than 6 months before I get bored. Only cars I can´t see myself selling are a 1968 Mustang ht fully built as a FIA legal Trans Am race street car - have built on that car for 10 years and have more cash tied up in that thing than I care to remember :wink The FR500S that I bought from Gino is also on the "never sell" list.

In past years I have had less time to use the cars - and that´s why my focus have shiftet towards fewer cars that I can just play with.

 

[Thugboat]

Copenhagen GT. I agree on the FR500!

Too many to count, mostly fords, 13 at the present and still not close to Ben Beckert. He now has three GT's. But keepers, a Kit Cobra I built from scratch (Lone Star) and the 2005 FR500. The Fr500 from Rehagen Racing is more car than I am driver!

Larry

 

[550rwhp]

This is fun. The early cars were hand-me-downs. There may be something else in there, but nothing worth noting. Between college and law school, didn't really have the need or money for anything special.


Honda Spree
1984 oldsmobile cutlass supreme
1987 Mazda 626 LX
1989 oldsmobile cutlass supreme
2002 Ford Explorer
2007 Mustang GT
1971 Mach 1
Supercharged Factory 5 Cobra (traded for Ford GT)
1968 GTD GT40 (traded for Ford GT)
2005 Ford GT
2011 Range Rover Sport

I think make up for the hand-me-downs with the FGT. Still looking for another Honda Spree to drive around my community, that thing was fun. I know, I know.

 

[Fracman]

It was fun digging through the memory bank to recite this list, each one has its own memories a corresponds to a different stage in life:

1. 1986 Ford F-150 (I think I walked more than I drove thanks to ignition modules and the 5.5mm retainer bolt)
2. 1994 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 (the golden years of screwdriver ignition keys, stolen twice in 12 months, must have never been a GM strong point) - sold/died
3. 1998 Mitsubishi Eclipse GS (1st attempt at a sensible DD for fuel economy) - sold
4. 1999 Mitsubishi Eclipse GS-T (1st abandonment of sensible DD) - sold
5. 1998 Ford F-150 Roush Package (still a favorite) - sold
6. 2000 Toyota Camry LE (2nd attempt at a sensible DD for fuel economy) - sold
7. 2002 Ford F-150 (2nd abandonment of sensible DD) - sold
8. 2006 Infiniti G35 - sold
9. 2007 Porsche 997 C2S (only car I regret selling) - sold
10. 2005 Ford GT (the keeper)
11. 2012 Mercedes E63 (last MB I will ever own, 5 shop visits in 12 months and a dealer that was more interested in trying to convince me that it needed $5,500 brake job that wasn't required in lieu of fixing root problems, makes Ferrari look reliable and service friendly) - sold
12. 2008 Ferrari Scuderia (steering like the 997, power approaching the stock GT, out-of-this-world box, all better with an x-pipe)
13. 2014 Porsche Cayenne GTS (the family truckster)

 

[Xcentric]

1. 1963 Ford Falcon Futura convertible. Bucket seats, 170 cu in six, 101 hp, two speed Ford-O-Matic. Babes in high school liked it. Wrecked it with five other kids in the car three days before my 17th birthday.

2. 1966 Ford Mustang hardtop, 289/210 4V, 4-speed. Sweet.

3. 1961 Chevrolet Corvair, two speed Powerglide. Bought it for $75 in 1971. Drove it from San Francisco to Connecticut and back (a few issues along the way). Sold it for $125. Best investment until the GT.

4. 1965 Ford Mustang hardtop, HiPo 289, 271 hp, 4-speed. Really sweet. Became an expert valve adjuster. Ex-wife wrecked it.

5. 1965 Dodge Dart, 225 slant six, TorqueFlite. Ex state of California car. Bought with almost 100K miles and drove it another 100k miles.

6. 1971 Plymouth Duster. Slant six, TorqueFlite. Another one I drove forever. Wouldn't dust. Got dusted.

7. 1981 Honda Civic wagon. Well, you know, those were hard times. The same dealer was selling Cadillac Cimmarons for shit's sake. My best recollection was taking it to watch the space shuttle Challenger touch down at Edwards AFB. Took it to Germany and the transmission blew up on the Autobahn. I remember negotiating with a German junk yard dealer for a tranny.

8. 1981 BMW 528i, 4-speed, Euro car in Germany. F*@k yeah!

9. 1991 Mazda Miata, 5-speed. Bought four months old in Germany. Still own it. 106k miles.

10. 1995 Volvo 850 Turbo wagon, auto. 140 mph. Routinely dusted MBs and Beemers on the Autobahn. Donated to charity at 200k miles.

11. 2008 Volvo V70 wagon, auto. Nice cruiser. No lust.

12. 2011 Nissan Xterra 4wd, 6-speed. 3" lift, 33s, full skids, sliders, Warn winch. My Zombie Apocalypse rig. Rescues stuck Jeeps.

13. 2013 VW Touareg TDI, auto. 406 ft/lbs and 8-speed auto? Eff yeah. Zero defects. My tow rig for the GT. 20k miles and 12k of those miles were towing the GT around the country.

14. 2006 Ford GT. The One. Bought two years ago with 3k miles. 16k miles today.

I haven't owned a lot of cars for an old fart. I tend to fall in love and not know how to say good bye.

 

[ByeEnzo]

First car...1966 VW Squareback. Had to replace transaxle when it failed. Paid $300 for car in 1977.
1969 Triumph Spitfire. Paid $1500 for it in 1979. I threw a rod and replaced the motor with one from a salvage yard.
1978 Toyota Corolla. Used it during med school. My kid sister them used it in college. Looked like a dented in beer can.
1986 Merkur XR4Ti... My first new car. Bought when I was a general surgery intern. Totaled in a wreck in Dallas.
1990 Honda Civic - sold
1998 Subaru Outback - traded for Tundra
2005 Tundra Limited - traded for new Tundra
2014 Tundra Limited, my "hauler" and tow vehicle, everyone needs a truck in TX
1969 Jag XKE roadster - sold
1962 Jag XKE coupe - sold
1962 Morris Mini Cooper S - sold to someone in Russia!
1967 427/435 Vette Coupe
1969 427/390 T-top Vette Coupe
1970 RA-III Trans AM
1973 455-SD Trans AM
2004 Ferrari 360 Challenge Stradale - sold
1967 Ferrari 330 GTC
1970 Ferrari 365 GT
2000 Caterham R500 Superlight
1990 Spec Miata Racecar
2005 Ford GT white/blue, I'm the original owner, 40k miles
2005 Ford GT silver/no stripe, traded to Shelby for CGT
2005 Carrera GT, yellow, 10k miles
2013 Tesla P85 Model S...my daily
2008 Toyota Solara convert. - wife's driver

 

[Spirit]

Cars:
More than 45 cars - ranging from a 1936 Chevrolet Panel Truck to a 2013 Ford Flex

Motorcycles:
More than 25 motorcycles - ranging from a 1930 H-D VLD Flathead 80 cu in to a 2013 Morgan 3 Wheeler running a 121 cu in S&S X-Wedge engine

Cars Owned Today:
1995 Hummer H-1 4x4 Wagon
1999 Panoz AIV Roadster 4.6L w/Supercharger 10th Anniversary Edition
2006 Ford GT Heritage Gulf Edition
2011 Ford F-250 4x4 Crew Cab
2013 Ford Flex Wagon

Motorcycles Owned Today:
2001 Indian Chief 100 Year Anniversary Edition
2013 Morgan 3 Wheeler Gulf Edition

Other Stuff Owned Today:
3 Trailers; 2 Tractors and a varied assortment of implements

I am afraid I have an affliction which Mrs. Spirit refers to as “His Machinery Addiction”.

 

[Not 4N]

Too many, let's just say I have been told I need to check into the Henry Ford Clinic, Betty can't help me.

 

[KJRGT]

Good one Ralphie….here goes.

1970 BOSS 302 Mustang (2)
1969 VW Squareback
1979 VW Scirocco (2)
1983 VW GTI Rabbit
1974 Porsche Carrera
1986 IROC Camaro
1987 Dodge Caravan
1990 Acura Legend Coupe
1992 Suburban
1997 Suburban
1996 Infiniti Q45
2002 Suburban
2000 Jaguar XK Convertible
2003 Jeep Cherokee
2004 Ford EDGE
2004 Cadillac SRX
2007 Shelby GT500 Mustang
2008 Audi S4
2005 Ford GT
2013 Ford SHO Taurus
1964 Galaxie 500 R Code